The Antifa Four Get “Official” Foreign Terror Status
Friday, November 21, 2025
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Headline: Four Foreign ‘Antifa’ Groups Officially Designated ‘Foreign Terrorist Organizations’
What?
Last week the State Dept outlined its plan to designate 4 European "violent Antifa" groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, citing NSPM-7 "indicators," such as "anti-Americanism," "anti-capitalism," and "anti-Christianity." This morning, they made that designation official. The groups are Antifa Ost (Germany); Informal Anarchist Federation/International Revolutionary Front, or FAI/FRI (Italy); Armed Proletarian Justice (Greece); and Revolutionary Class Self-Defense (Greece).
So What?
This "foreign terrorist" designation carries binding legal effects (unlike Trump's executive order calling "antifa" terrorist): It would activate material-support liability & immigration laws, as well as likely further investigations based on NSPM-7's directive to map networks, entities, & funders.
Now What?
Watch for: Any DOJ material-support referrals; visa and immigration actions linked to the listings; and potential financial-sector guidance that widens scrutiny to associated entities and funders under the NSPM-7 framework. Further context: How Trump Will Go After His Enemies' Finances." .
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